Akira Kurosawas Dreams (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]

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Unfolding in a series of mythic vignettes, this late work by Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai, Ran) brings eight of the beloved director s own nighttime visions, informed by tales from Japanese folklore, to cinematic life. In a visually sumptuous journey through the master s unconscious, tales of childlike wonder give way to apocalyptic visions: a young boy stumbles on a fox wedding in a forest; a soldier confronts the ghosts of the war dead; a power-plant meltdown smothers a seaside landscape in radioactive fumes. Interspersed with reflections on the redemptive power of art, including a richly textured tribute to Vincent van Gogh (played by Martin Scorsese), Akira Kurosawa s Dreams is both a showcase for its maker s imagination at its most unbridled and a deeply personal lament for a world at the mercy of human ignorance.
TWO-DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
– New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Masaharu Ueda
– New audio commentary featuring film scholar Stephen Prince
– Making of Dreams (1990), a 150-minute documentary shot on-set and directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi
– New interview with assistant director Takashi Koizumi
– New interview with production manager Teruyo Nogami
– Kurosawa s Way (2011), a fifty-minute documentary by director Akira Kurosawa s longtime translator Catherine Cadou, featuring interviews with filmmakers Theodoros Angelopoulos, Bernardo Bertolucci, Clint Eastwood, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Bong Joon-ho, Abbas Kiarostami, Hayao Miyazaki, Martin Scorsese, Julie Taymor, Shin ya Tsukamoto, and John Woo
– Trailer
– New English subtitle translation
– PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Bilge Ebiri and Kurosawa s script for a never-filmed ninth dream, introduced by Nogami
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 43212123
Director ‏ : ‎ Akira Kurosawa
Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours
Release date ‏ : ‎ November 15, 2016
Actors ‏ : ‎ Akira Terao, Chishu Ryu, Martin Scorsese
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Studio ‏ : ‎ Criterion Collection
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01KGR18MA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
Best Sellers Rank: #17,075 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV) #2,371 in Drama DVDs
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